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Ava Laboratorium Neuropeptydy - Neuropeptides Elixir Complex With Copper Peptide 2,5%

Ava Laboratorium Neuropeptydy - Neuropeptides Elixir Complex With Copper Peptide 2,5% Ava Laboratorium Neuropeptydy - Neuropeptides Elixir Complex With Copper Peptide 2,5% ingredients explained: Aqua, Propanediol, Glycerin, Tephrosia Purpurea Leaf Extract, Cop

Ava Laboratorium Neuropeptydy - Neuropeptides Elixir Complex With Copper Peptide 2,5% Ava Laboratorium Neuropeptydy - Neuropeptides Elixir Complex With Copper Peptide 2,5% ingredients explained: Aqua, Propanediol, Glycerin, Tephrosia Purpurea Leaf Extract, Copper Tripeptide-1, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Malachite Extract, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Xanthan Gum, Caprylyl Glycol, Citric Acid, Parfum, Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Vanillin, Citrus Limon Oil, Extract, Linalyl Acetate, Limonene, Citronellol Show all ingredients by function Aqua solvent Propanediol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Tephrosia Purpurea Leaf Extract Copper Tripeptide-1 cell-communicating ingredient, soothing, antioxidant goodie Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 cell-communicating ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant Malachite Extract antioxidant Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate emulsifying Phenoxyethanol preservative Ethylhexylglycerin Xanthan Gum viscosity controlling Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Citric Acid buffering Parfum perfuming icky Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes Vanillin Citrus Limon Oil Extract Linalyl Acetate Limonene perfuming, solvent Citronellol Good old water, aka H2O. The most common skincare ingredient of all. You can usually find it right in the very first spot of the ingredient list, meaning it’s the biggest thing out of all the stuff that makes up the product. It’s mainly a solvent for ingredients that do not like to dissolve in oils but rather in water. Expand to read more Once inside the skin, it hydrates, but not from the outside - putting pure water on the skin (hello long baths!) is drying. One more thing: the water used in cosmetics is purified and deionized (it means that almost all of the mineral ions inside it is removed). Like this, the products can stay more stable over time. Propanediol is a natural alternative for the often used and often bad-mouthed propylene glycol. It's produced sustainably from corn sugar and it's Ecocert approved. It's quite a multi-tasker: can be used to improve skin moisturization, as a solvent, to boost preservative efficacy or to influence the sensory properties of the end formula. A natural moisturizer that’s also in our skin A super common, safe, effective and cheap molecule used for more than 50 years Not only a simple moisturizer but knows much more: keeps the skin lipids between our skin cells in a healthy (liquid crystal) state, protects against irritation, helps to restore barrier Effective from as low as 3% with even more benefits for dry skin at higher concentrations up to 20-40% High-glycerin moisturizers are awesome for treating severely dry skin We don't have description for this ingredient yet. GHK-Cu is a copper-peptide complex found naturally in yucky bodily fluids (plasma, saliva, and urine) It has unique wound healing properties by stimulating the breakdown of unhealthy, too large collagen in scar tissue and stimulating nice and healthy collagen production afterwards It stimulates the production of several important skin-identical ingredients (e.g. collagen, elastin, and glycosaminoglycans) It has significant anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effect There are a few promising studies showing GHK-Cu can improve skin elasticity, clarity, firmness and reduce lines and wrinkles It can improve hair growth by enlarging hair follicles (and bigger follicles produce longer, thicker hair) There are some urban legends about possible overdosing or facial hair problems (read more in geeky details) If you see a cosmetic product that claims that it has "Botox-like effect" then two things are almost certain: one, the product overpromises and two, it contains Argireline. So this one is the famous peptide that's marketed by its manufacturer as the "Botox in a jar". The basis for this claim is that it targets the same wrinkle forming mechanism (wrinkles caused by facial muscle movement) as Botox, but the way it works is very different. In addition, the extent to which it can prevent muscles from contracting (and to smooth wrinkles) is very different (otherwise why would anyone use still Botox?). The manufacturer did several studies to prove that what‑it‑does solvent | moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. cell-communicating ingredient | soothing | antioxidant cell-communicating ingredient | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant | emollient perfuming | solvent

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